How GOOD Was Peja Stojaković Actually? 

As a Kings fan, Peja Will always be remembered and loved in Sacramento. He was also a really underrated part of the Mavs championship

1996 draft? Damn. Kobe, ai, Allen, Nash, Marbury and peja. Legendary it is

Glad he won a ring with Dallas in 2011

Here in Greece we all remember Peja as a legend

I loved how peja got revenge on the lakers during the mavs 2011 championship run

Peja was a beast. People overlook team roles, coaching, injuries and the league's choice for their face for marketing. Peja influenced me a lot when I became a good high school player. He had that running baseline jump shot down... amazing! Glad he won a ring. NBA is about the team not the individual. But I'm glad Peja gets recognized at least a little... much deserved.

Peja helped me destroy all my friends in the old 2K and NBA live games from 02-04

I remember when I was growing up and playing basketball everyone wore Divac and Stojakovic Kings jerseys from like 02-04 here in Serbia. We also won the 2002 fiba championship and I remember everyone also wore the Yugoslava 2002 Indianapolis shirts as well, good times

Many considered Stojaković the best player after Garnett in 03-04. I think he finished 4th in MVP voting. He also played beautifully at 2001 Eurobasket (MVP) and 2002 World Cup. Beating USA in their own house and eventually getting gold medal is surely his biggest accomplishment.

Finally one of the greatest shooters of all time getting the respect he deserves

Maybe the refs were favoring the lakers a little bit? Are you kidding me? Game 6 of that series was completely rigged.

You failed to mention that he was 4th in mvp voting in 2004

He would really thrive in today’s NBA. The same with Drazen Petrovic

The underrated hero of that playoff run was Mike Bibby 🔥 still remember vividly how great he was

Thank u so much for making this vid!! Finally a Peja vid

As a Sacramento king fan peja is definitely a legend

All I’m thinking is the NBA 2K19 cheese that Peja is

I had the luck to see Dominique Wilkins vs Peja back in Greece 1996 . Peja was still developing with very good tutors around his team . Untill now days we love Beja

So happy u did this video bro huge fan of peja he is so underrated unless you were blessed enough to watch him like I was P.S used to love playing nba live & the early 2ks wit peja

Peja was more skiled version of Klay, in today game he would be in top 5 scorer..When he was on his prime he was solid dribler and very agile player whit lot movemoments whitout ball, he is not just a catch and shoot guy, like I said he was for few years very close to Dirk level, even in Europe he won few awards for best Euro player before Dirk, but injury comes and...

The Serbian Sniper!

You didnt mention his freethrow percentages. Man was automatic from the charity stripe. Top 10 or 15 all time I believe

I am huge fan of Peja. Maybe because of being part of exciting Kings. But maybe because he was clean sharpshooter and prototype of today's Warriors. Imagine Curry, Klay, Peja, Green in starting lineup.

Peja was the reason I started loving NBA and basketball as a whole.

Peja was a pioneer of the three point shot , loved watching him play 💪💪

I've seen him live warm up and play 3 times in Greece. The guy never missed a shot in practice and rarely in game. During the match he would destroy the opposition with his pristine shooting, especially in crunch time. He could score at will, it was demoralizing for the opposing team. Peja was ahead of his time and clearly fits today's NBA better.

Budilo se u sred noci da se tada gleda sacramento

Peja and Mike Bibby were some of my favorite players back in the early 2000s when the Kings were at their peak even though I’m a Knicks fan. Peja gets left out of way too many “best shooters of all time” lists. He deserves to be recognized.

Peja Stojaković!!! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

Loved those kings from 2000-2004 Peja/Vlade/Bibby/Chriestie/Webber/Pollard/Jackson/Turkuglu

*That Lakers vs Kings Series was Wild! FELT like it went on for WEEKS!*

Man I miss those early 2000 King days Gerald Wallace Bobby Jackson Doug Christie Cwebb bibby vlade pollard peja

Ι'm waiting my fellow greeks to laught at your Panathinaikos pronounciation😂 PS;I know its tough you could have just avoided by saying PAO nvm keep up the amazing work Andy!

Thanks for the great video. Reminded me how many nights I stayed awake to watch the Kings. :) (Serbia is -9 to CA time)

I'm a Lakers fan but that Kings team in the early 00's is my favorite of all time! Bibby was so clutch, Peja with those dagger 3's, C-Webb, Bobby Jackson coming off the bench. Just a completely solid team all around

He has one of the sweetest and fastest release in NBA Live 2000

Thanks Peja for your contributions in 2011 Mavs championship esp in that Laker series!

Man if only Peja entered the NBA right now! Man would be a legend. 6’9-6-10 Shooting God and switchable! Him and Shawn Marion are two players I would to see in today’s NBA!

Everyone was always yelling "KOBE!" when they were shooting hoops back in the day. I would always yell "PEJA!" Loved me some Peja

I'm first generation Greek and I remember my dad telling me about Peja before he got to the league. My dad was right about this one. Peja was a great shooter but he was also a fantastic all-around player. I'm glad he won a title. Those kings teams were so fun and they played a beautiful team game.

"Someone turn the sprinkler system on, Peja Stojakovic is ON FIRE!" - Grant Napier

I going to miss Peja forever. I think I did played hin in NBA 2K17 2K18 and 19 in PS4. He also underrated altough he didn't win any of their championship in Sacramento.

Peja would be a definite all star this era. The way he shoots. Catch & shoot badge GOLD.

When I saw the title I was so happy, because I love Peja Stoakivic. I like playing with him and he's a very good 3 point shooter. Thanks Andy for making this video.

Peđa has nothing on Yugoslavia you refer to, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His family had to escape as Croatians destroyed their home. He lived and played basketball in and for FR Yugoslavia. He played for Crvena Zvezda in junior and senior age group before fleeing to Greece as many players from Serbia did in 90s. Serbian clubs were banned from taking part in international competitions and national team was only allowed to compete in 1995. Name Yugoslavia was kept until 2003 as some people still believed that Yugoslavia had a chance.

When I told my friends I am a Peja fan, they laughed and even questioned why I would, Peja wasn't even a superstar to them. But if you play bastketball and appreciate fundamental skills, you will know how great Peja was as a sharpshooter.

A taller Klay Thompson. He would have been perfect for this era, perrenial all star...

Ppl have been waiting for this video , thanks so much Andy , Very much appreciated

Can you do how good was prime Deron Williams?

As a Paok fun having watched peja play in Greece it would have neen nice to include his winning 3 pointer vs Aris,Paok greatest rival in the Greek cup,awesome video keep it up

He’d be even better in today’s game

Hahaha Andy the way you said Panathinaikos name was ridiculous :D All the love man, great video for one of my ever favourites ;)

01:15 I'm guessing it's because I'm European (Latvian to be exact, so nowhere near Greek), but seriously - how hard is it to properly pronounce "Panathinaikos". It's only one of the most iconic clubs in European basketball history...

Thank you for doing a video on him. One of my favourites and in my opinion a hall of famer. Great 3 point shooter. Sucks injuries got the best of him, Atleast he had great run with dallas in 2011. Man those early 2000's kings team were fun.

would klay thompson be a good comparison

Peja was a much better 1 on 1 player than you think. I watched every game of the Kings run. He and Divac played so well together. His backdoor cuts Divac would find him.His amazing step back was deadly. His 1st years in the league he was a spot up shooter His ball handling got so much better around "2001". You dont score 24 a night being. a spot up shooter. His '02' WCF performer was bad.But he was seriously hurt. I believe he missed most if not all of the series vs Dallas. He couldn't cut and that was his game the jab step and step back plus backdoor cuts. On top of that Rick Fox played him tougher than anyone. I hated Fox !! He would get into Peja's Jersey. I think Peja was vastly underrated. His defense also really improved !! His 1st couple years he got worked but he got bigger and stronger and once Bobby Jackson , and Doug Christie came . The Kings because a much improved defensive team. As well as Hedo played in the WCF vs LA I believe the Kings would of beat them in 5 with a healthy Peja. The Kings were the best team in '02'. The officiating cost them a title.Even as bad as it was if they hit their fts in game 7 they win with everything against them. I truly believe the best team didnt win in 2002. The officiating in game 6 made sure there would be a gm 7. Also the 3pt shot Walker hit at the buzzer in game 4 before halftime they allowed. There would of never been a Horry shot. Everything went against Sacramento in that series.16 years later as I type this it still bothers me. Hardest loss I ever felt in sports. It took 2 weeks before I could talk about it. In closing good video I enjoyed it.

Peja was such a beast man glad you did a vid on him

Peja is the prototypical stretch 4 for today's game.

When Webber got hurt in the playoffs in 2003, Peja lead the Kings for most of the following season. With Webber out, he was competing with T-Mac for the scoring title and leading the Kings to one of the best records in basketball. He was putting up MVP numbers until Webber returned and the team chemistry got jacked up because he refused to come off the bench.

Peja Stoajakovic Was the best reason I watching the Sacramento Kings game and became a fan of the team I miss the good ol days of the Kings watching the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 Western conference finals it's just what could it as a Kings fan the franchise has been good since 2006 and because of poor management of draft picks hopefully someday they could turn it around again as a Kings fan I was at Hope and optimism

That wide open air ball in the corner was crazy

Peja in my opion is a top 10 three point shooter if were talking about consistency

As a Pelican fan. Those years he had with us as the Hornets cemented him as my favorite shooter of all time.

Peja was the only 3pt shooter who could consistently pick that 3pt battle with Ray Allen if he wanted too. And he typically made up for his inability to dribble the ball by being a plus screen setter and wicked passer.

"Punjabi!...As Peja drills it!" - Matt Devlin (Raptors announcer). I'll never forget that call lol.

1:50 😂💀

Dražen Petrović was the greatest NBA player to come from Yugoslavia, just that we didn't have the luck to witness him due to the tragic accident that ended his life. But Stojakovic was great and severely underrated, he also reminds me heavily of John Stockton as far as looks go and I always mix the two.

I don't know why so many people call Peja's shooting form ugly. For me he has one of the best looking forms ever :/

Love ur vids highlighting the forgotten stars and players. I genuinely forgot that he was 3 time allstar. cheers.

1:16 it's pronounced Pana-tee-na-e-kos and it's among the biggest clubs in Europe 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷☘️☘️☘️

Would love to see you make a video about Yugoslavian basketball school. There are some players who left a solid mark on the NBA, most notably: Drazen Petrovic, Peja Stojakovic, Toni Kukoc and Vlade Divac. And today, there are some fine NBA players, born in the states of former Yugoslavia, coached and influenced by YUG basketball experts. Some of them are: Goran Dragic, Nikola Jokic, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jusuf Nurkic, Nikola Vucevic...

1:46 sooooooo we just about to ignore THE WORLDS GREATEST DX CHOP FAIL!??🤣

I’m from Sacramento and you said about the Kong’s being a prototype warriors team today is so true. I used to love watching the kings ball movement and long range shooting.

He was Klay Thompson of the early 2000s

One of my favorite players of all time, so so happy he got a ring before he retired and gosh just imagine if he played in this era with 3PT shooting and him playing as a stretch 4... Could easily average 25 a night dropping 4-5 3s a night

I think he would be an elite version of Nikola Mirotic if he played in today’s NBA

Wide open, he made those 3s, quick pick and roll he made those 3s, under pressure and one on one he still made those 3s! Prob the most underrated shooters in his time, just imagine he is still in the league today, easily over 50% downtown.

i tell you guys, the next PEJA is in kings again,his name is Bogadaovic

Great vids man very knowledgeable about the game love it!!

He DID have the greatest nba pass of all time

Peja was that man great video appreciate your taste in making videos

Do a video on how good would Yugoslavia be today, if they were still around. P.s personally i think they would be second only to the USA .

Thank you for making this video. I love Peja!

You have to understand, when European players go to the NBA, they know they will not be treated the same as American players. They don't expect to be superstars, to be payed as much as American players, and they don't expect to take those clutch, game winning shots.

It is an honour for paok and Greece to have a player like Peja and to prepare him for the NBA. Great video!

It is not quite as simple as the greatest player to ever come out of yugoslavia. Down here most concider Petrović to be the best if not the greatest ever, he just died too young, Divac is up there, so are guys like Bodiroga (who never played NBA but still), Divac and so on. BTW if you concider guys from modern countryes that used to be Yugoslavia, guys like Dragič, Dončič, Jokič, Nurkič, Vučevič, both Bogdanovič, Šarič, Marjanovič, Mirotič, Bjelica...this team would probably even be a problem for USA.

Love the video and the work you do @Andy Hoops

Peja is the Klay Thompson back then...

Peja was my favorite. Who remembers mike bibby, hedo turkoglu, and Bobby Jackson? damn I’m old.

He broke videos games 😂😂 Ahead of his time

One of my favorite players growing up

he is the old school klay thompson , and one of my favvorite players growing up

So glad he joined my Mavs in 2011. He deserved it

He was AWESOME. I loved watching him. The old ARCO Arena rocked. I'm glad he got that ring. The Kings should have won that 2002 Lakers series.

Better than Kyle Korver.

He helped to make the '3 & D' moniker. Every team needed a 3 point specialist after this guy.

Please make video about TONI KUKOČ!

Great Video but that panathinaikos pronunciation killed me 😂😂

10:12 Drazen Petrovic dude, Drazen can challenge him.

It's interesting to think of htat 02 Kings team as the archetype for the current day Warriors, especially in that clip. Webber/Green, Curry/Bibby, Peja/Klay, Jackson/Poole, Christie/Wiggins, and Divac/Looney (but really, Bogut). The skillsets and archetypes really line up.